lectures
lectures — 名詞
- lecturessingular
- lecturesesplural
1. A prepared talk that a teacher or expert delivers before an audience of students
講座
教師對學生的正式課堂講解
A prepared talk that a teacher or expert delivers before an audience of students or listeners in order to explain a topic.
Dr. Amani gave an interesting lecture on how climate change affects farming in East Africa.
Amani 博士就氣候變遷如何影響東非農業進行了一場精彩的講座。
collocation: give a lecture on [topic]
Min took careful notes during Professor Chen's lecture on the history of ancient China.
Min 在陳教授的中國古代史講座上仔細地做了筆記。
collocation: take notes during a lecture
The lecture hall was full because everyone wanted to hear the guest speaker from Oxford.
講座廳座無虛席，因為大家都想聽來自牛津的客座講者。
Matthew's lecture on Renaissance painting included many images of famous artworks.
Matthew 的文藝復興繪畫講座中展示了許多著名藝術作品的圖片。
Students must attend at least ten lectures this semester to pass the course.
學生這學期必須至少出席十場講座才能通過這門課。
- talk
less formal and often shorter than a lecture
- presentation
may include visual aids or audience participation
- seminar
a small-group discussion class rather than a one-way talk
用法筆記
Often combined with a prepositional phrase using on or about to specify the topic: a lecture on modern art.
常見錯誤
2. A long, stern spoken reprimand in which one person tells another that their acti
訓話
對某人行為的嚴厲指責
A long, stern spoken reprimand in which one person tells another that their actions or choices are not acceptable.
Putri's mother gave her a long lecture about staying out past midnight without calling.
Putri 的母親因為她在外待到半夜沒打電話回家，狠狠地訓了她一頓話。
collocation: give someone a lecture about [behaviour]
After losing the match, the coach delivered a lecture on discipline and hard work.
輸掉比賽後，教練就紀律和努力的重要性訓了一頓話。
João got a lecture from his landlord for playing loud music after eleven.
João 因為晚上十一點後大聲放音樂而被房東訓了一頓話。
The principal's lecture to the students who broke the windows lasted nearly an hour.
校長對打破窗戶的學生訓了近一個小時的話。
Lakshmi sat through another lecture from her aunt about finding a more stable job.
Lakshmi 又聽了她阿姨一頓訓話，內容是要她找一份更穩定的工作。
- reprimand
more formal; often used in official or workplace settings
- telling-off
more informal and common in British English
用法筆記
This sense always suggests that the speaker is annoyed or disappointed. The object of the lecture is usually a person who has done something wrong.
lectures — 動詞
- lecturespresent simple I / you / we / they
- lectureses3rd person singular
- lecturesing-ing form
- lecturesedpast simple
1. To deliver a carefully prepared speech or explanation on a subject for an audien
授課；演講
在大學進行正式講授
To deliver a carefully prepared speech or explanation on a subject for an audience of learners, most commonly at a university or college.
Professor Otis lectures on modern poetry every Tuesday morning in the arts building.
Otis 教授每週二早上在藝術大樓授課，主題是現代詩歌。
lecture + on/about + topic
Dr. Hamza lectures first-year medical students about the structure of the human heart.
Hamza 博士向醫學一年級學生講授人體心臟的結構。
lecture + someone + about + topic (transitive)
A famous biologist came to lecture on the effects of ocean pollution on coral reefs.
一位知名生物學家前來演講，主題是海洋污染對珊瑚礁的影響。
Tunde has been lecturing at the National University of Singapore for the past six years.
Tunde 過去六年來一直新加坡國立大學授課。
Next semester a visiting scholar from Brazil will lecture on Latin American literature.
下學期將有一位來自巴西的訪問學者來演講拉丁美洲文學。
文法句型
lecture + on/about + topic
lecture + group of people
用法筆記
When the audience is named, the verb is transitive (lectures first-year students). When the topic is the focus, use intransitive with on or about (lectures on modern poetry).
常見錯誤
2. To speak to someone in an angry or serious tone because of something they did wr
訓斥
因行為不當而嚴厲責備
To speak to someone in an angry or serious tone because of something they did wrong, usually going into some detail about why it was bad.
Eitan's supervisor lectured him for nearly half an hour about missing the project deadline.
Eitan 的主管因為他錯過了專案截止日期而訓斥了他將近半小時。
lecture + someone + for + reason
The restaurant manager lectured the new waiter after he spilled soup on a customer's jacket.
餐廳經理訓斥了新來的服務生，因為他把湯灑在顧客的外套上。
Dario's father lectured him on the dangers of driving at high speed on wet roads.
Dario 的父親訓斥他在濕滑的路面上高速駕駛有多危險。
Amani lectured her younger brother for taking her laptop without asking permission first.
Amani 訓斥了她的弟弟，因為他沒經過同意就擅自拿走她的筆記型電腦。
Théo's roommate lectured him about leaving dirty dishes in the sink all week.
Théo 的室友訓斥他把髒碗盤在水槽裡放了一整個星期都不洗。
- praise
to express approval rather than criticism
文法句型
lecture + someone + for + reason
lecture + someone + about + behaviour
用法筆記
Frequently followed by a for-phrase stating the reason (lectured me for being late) or an about-phrase describing the behaviour (lectured me about my attitude). The speaker is typically older, in authority, or the person who was affected by the behaviour.